PR mission! Miss Beppu, the result was judged!

Oita Godo Newspaper 5th April, morning edition

The result of Miss Beppu this year had already decided, Beppu hot spring festival was held in front of Beppu train station on 4^th April,   which could get interest from people and brought lots of people to come. These two young girls; Iwaya Risa -san (21 years old), a house keeper assistant from Oita prefecture and Zuchiya Mizugi -san (18 years old), the first year college student; studying in a prefectural institution of cultural arts, from Beppu city. The seniors put crown on their heads, Hamada city official entrusted and handed over the letter of appointment to them. The term of being Miss Beppu is two years.

During the period of being Miss Beppu they are conducted to work with two people; who were chosen as Miss Beppu in the previous fiscal year as PRs together = 4 people. The place as an assembly hall itself on the same day got crowded with a food cart and flea market, moreover, the expert of hot spring's award ceremony and karaoke contest also held there. On the last day, 5^th April, at the assembly hall, the final festival was decorated to look like hot spring festival.

Comment: It is a really interesting festival; I think it's good for promoting Beppu city and can increase a number of tourists, moreover, it is to better a relationship between the citizenship; within their families or between the citizenship and the city official by doing activities therefore they will get to know each other that what their citizen want through people in the festival and cooperated by Miss Beppu. This is important to develop the city effectively.

PUNTHUCHAT Siripun

Thailand

APS3, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University